Big businesses are getting bailouts. Why not our Covid-hit councils?
While tax-dodgers are handed public funds, councils are being left to sink.
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Austerity cuts to public toilets make coronavirus handwashing harder, says Unison
Almost 1,000 public toilets have closed since 2010.
Survey of prison staff reveals toll of drugs and violence
With budgets down, prisons have cut costs and staff experience frequent violence.
Fire union: ‘Government complacency risks another Grenfell’
The government has continued to cut fire services since Grenfell.
Police record an increase in serious crimes amid cuts
Labour has called on the government to reverse police cuts
Taking money from trafficking victims shows this government are cruel and hypocritical
One woman attempted suicide after the government slashed her income
Budget 2018: British lives could be easily improved, just don’t expect the Tories to do it
Ahead of next week’s budget announcement, Prem Sikka explains all the ways the British economy could be rescued immediately. But will the Tories ever deliver?
Protecting our children means keeping local nurseries open – and this Labour council should know it
As Tower Hamlets ponders over closing its three remaining local authority nurseries, campaigners (and some brave councillors) are fighting to save them. Alena Ivanova writes.
Austerity is still crushing Britain – and this community is speaking up
Last week, people hit by benefit cuts staged a dramatic demonstration on a train to highlight the impact of austerity. They have one aim: to raise hope.
While the government blame snow, there’s another reason for the UK’s dismal growth rate
‘Snow excuse, Phil…’ It’s cuts, not bad weather that’s to blame for shoddy GDP figures.